I've been doing a series of posts on uni ministry in the AFES vein. The natural thing was just to do the pros and cons, but I have been putting off the pros for quite some time. The time is coming and has now come. Why does uni ministry totally rock?
- It frees you up to have a narrow ministry focus. You are not obligated to fulfill every single role of a local church, but focus on things such as equipping and outreach.
- It creates an opening for sermons and general teaching ministry on a level of academic depth that other ministries would not allow.
- It is an environment where a whole range of cultural pecularities can be emodied without alienating a wider audience.
- Younger people or univeristy students can tend to be quite swift in cultural change and a specialist ministry can adjust to this more quickly.
- It allows for a ministry style which harnesses the more tribal or hive behaviour of younger, single people. I suspect that when this behaviour is harnessed well for the gospel - !!!without becoming cultish!!! - then great fruit results.
- You have access to people from around the world, at a time of change in their lives, with a higher percentage of leadership-ability people.
- It can end up invigorating the local church because those who are or were involved in an intensive uni ministry are passionate about Christian ministry, full-stop.
- It forces Christians from a whole bunch of churches to meet
- It gives plenty of opportunity for Christians to find boyfriends and girlfriends.
